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Where is Wick?

Wick is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, three miles north-west of the town of Llantwit Major, 21 miles south-east of the major city of Swansea, 16 miles west of Cardiff, and 148 miles west of London. Wick lies three miles south of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Wick falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF71 postcode district.

Wick on a map

Map showing extent of Wick as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Wick
Map showing location of Wick within the UK
Location of Wick within the UK

Which county is Wick in?

Wick is in the ceremonial county of South Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan.

Ceremonial CountySouth Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyBro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan

Where is Wick in South Glamorgan?

Wick is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Glamorgan, and towards the westernmost extremity of South Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Wick within South Glamorgan
Location of Wick within South Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Wick?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wick is CF71 7QS.

Where is Wick in CF71?

Wick is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CF71 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CF71 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wick within CF71
Location of Wick within CF71

What is the latitude and longitude of Wick?

The centre of Wick is located at position 51.43794° latitude and -3.55106° longitude.

Latitude51.43794°
Longitude-3.55106°

What is the easting and northing of Wick?

The centre of Wick is located at the grid reference easting 292287 and northing 172135 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting292287
Northing172135

What are the nearest towns to Wick?

Position of Wick relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wick to the centre of the town.

north-west
3m
Wick is 3 miles north-west of Llantwit Major
west
5m
Wick is 5 miles west of Cowbridge
south
5m
Wick is 5 miles south of Bridgend
south
6m
Wick is 6 miles south of Pencoed
south-east
7m
Wick is 7 miles south-east of Porthcawl
south-west
10m
Wick is 10 miles south-west of Talbot Green
south-west
10m
Wick is 10 miles south-west of Llantrisant
south
12m
Wick is 12 miles south of Pontycymer
west
12m
Wick is 12 miles west of Barry
south
13m
Wick is 13 miles south of Maesteg

What are the nearest cities to Wick?

Position of Wick relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wick to the centre of the city.

west
16m
Wick is 16 miles west of Cardiff
south-east
21m
Wick is 21 miles south-east of Swansea
west
26m
Wick is 26 miles west of Newport
west
41m
Wick is 41 miles west of Bristol
north-west
42m
Wick is 42 miles north-west of Wells
north
49m
Wick is 49 miles north of Exeter
west
52m
Wick is 52 miles west of Bath
south-west
56m
Wick is 56 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
63m
Wick is 63 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-west
77m
Wick is 77 miles south-west of Worcester